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[The Thompsons]

It would be in the lower half of the first eight that aired if I had to rank it. A bit too inconsisent at times relative to the first seven.

 

[zach]

8 was a big drop in quality for me.

 

[zach]

but that's me.

 

[MyNewUsername]

My top three season would probably go something like 4, 5, 8.

 

[Walid]

my two favorites are 8 and 7. oakley and weinstein are, suffice to say, my favorite showrunners.

 

[zach]

for me: 4, 5, 6

everything before and everything after doesn't come close.

 

[The Thompsons]

4,6,2 are my top three. Season 2 is the most underrated season of the series imo.

 

[zach]

whose says it's bad?

 

[Walid]

there have been a lot of threads/posts in the past that suggest it's not as funny as other seasons, and the animation looking different.

 

[The Thompsons]

It's not that people say it's bad, it just doesn't get mentioned too often. Some people even omit it from the classic era (3-8 for some).

 

[zach]

oh never saw em. i greatly prefer 2 to 3.

 

[MyNewUsername]

Does anyone have a favorite modern season (16-present)?

 

[zach]

the only classic era i'd deem is 4-6 not this 3-8 stuff.

 

[Walid]

19.

don't kill me

 

[zach]

Does anyone have a favorite modern season (16-present)?

my list of 16-present: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.

 

[The Thompsons]

15, 16 and 17 had some good ones. I think if you started watching from the begining you would be more inclined to include 1 and 2 in the classic era because at the time there wasn't anything else to compare it too. Plus there was no other cartoon that seemed like you were watching a contemporary sitcom (Cheers, Cosby etc.) It's all just a matter of perspective.

EDIT: sorry, I included 15, but from 10 on just seems like a blur to me. All of the episodes just run together in a mass of mediocrity.

 

[zach]

yeah but in terms of high quality jokes, you can't include season one.

 

[Walid]

what specific episode do you guys pinpoint as the start to the classic era?

 

[zach]

Kamp Krusty

then ending with Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two).

 

[The Thompsons]

The first episode I saw was the original airing of "There's No Disgrace Like Home" and contrary to Jerkass Homer's response the shock therapy scene had me on the floor laughing my ass off. I then knew this would be one of the great TV shows.

 

[zach]

yeah everything's better when you see it happen. what about looking back on it now.

 

[MyNewUsername]

This scene was actually played in Die Hard 2!

 

[The Thompsons]

Still a great episode, season 1 get's a lot of undeserved flack. Yeah the animation is off but what animated show's first season didn't have slightly off animation? The Simpsons was a product of it's competition (again Cheers, Cosby etc.) and as that has changed the motivation to stick to a more family based sitcom has fallen by the wayside.

 

[Sam]

Simpsons? In my Free for all?

It's more likely than you think.

 

[MyNewUsername]

I loved season 1, anyone else agree?

 

[The Thompsons]

This scene was actually played in Die Hard 2!

And One-Hour Photo has clips of Cape Feare (the Die Bart Die notes).

 

[Walid]

i don't know if i loved it, but it is a good season.

 

[zach]

yeah it's a great season, but not hilarious. now hold the phone here [MENTION=46458]The_Thompsons[/MENTION], i have absolutely nothing against the animation. in fact i the love the animation of season 1. i love off-model stuff.

 

[MyNewUsername]

And One-Hour Photo has clips of Cape Feare (the Die Bart Die notes).

REALLY?

 

[Walid]

i must have missed that